The WNBA's collective bargaining agreement restricts eligibility to women, and league sources confirmed in August 2026 that former NBA players Enes Kanter Freedom and Royce White—who publicly declared for the 2027 draft after identifying as transgender women—are ineligible. Multiple reports characterized the announcements as publicity stunts rather than credible applications, with the league forming a task force to review broader policies but showing no signs of altering rules to permit biological males. No former NBA player has ever entered or been selected in a WNBA draft, and the absence of any active transgender women in the league reinforces the current barriers. With the April 2027 draft still months away and no roster or eligibility shifts reported since the August statements, trader consensus heavily favors no such selection occurring.